molde para hornear
/molde paɾa oɾneaɾ/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for baking pan is molde para hornear.
If you are looking for specific shapes, you can use molde redondo for a round cake pan or bandeja cuadrada for a square baking dish.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase molde para hornear literally translates to 'mold for baking'.
Which one should you use?
molde para el horno means 'mold for the oven' and is a common way to refer to a baking pan. If you are specifically referring to a flat baking sheet or a tray, use bandeja de horno.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form, baking pans, change molde to moldes to get moldes para hornear.
How do you pronounce it?
/molde paɾa oɾneaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word molde comes from the Latin modulus, which means 'small measure'. This is the same root that gives English the words 'module' and 'modulo'.
- In Spanish, molde can refer to a baking pan, but it is also the word used for a 'cast' used in sculpture or a 'mold' used in dentistry.
- Depending on the country, a flat baking sheet might be called a bandeja, a placa, or even a charola, which can lead to confusion in a recipe.
Examples in context
- Por favor, pasa el molde para hornear.Please pass the baking pan.
- ¡Qué bien se ve el pastel en esa bandeja para hornear!The cake looks great on that baking pan!
- Necesito un molde para hornear nuevo.I need a new baking pan.
- El molde para hornear está muy caliente.The baking pan is very hot.
- ¿Dónde pusiste el molde para hornear?Where did you put the baking pan?
Example conversation
In a kitchen while preparing a cake.
- Mateo¿Tienes el molde para hornear listo?Do you have the baking pan ready?
- LucíaSí, Mateo, ya lo saqué del armario.Yes, Mateo, I already took it out of the cupboard.
- MateoPerfecto, Lucía, vamos a preparar la masa.Perfect, Lucía, let's prepare the batter.
- LucíaMuy bien, empecemos de una vez.Very well, let's start right away.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hornear, molde, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
